diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index fd709542..6fc1ce95 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -420,10 +420,11 @@ if (STANDALONE_BUILD)
       cmake_policy(SET CMP0135 NEW)
     endif()    
 
-    FetchContent_Declare(
-      googletest
-      URL https://github.com/google/googletest/archive/release-1.12.1.tar.gz
-      )
+    FetchContent_Declare( 
+      googletest 
+      GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/google/googletest.git
+      GIT_TAG v1.17.0
+    )
 
     mark_as_advanced(
       FETCHCONTENT_BASE_DIR